You probably know someone that believes something crazy. Whether that is a belief in aliens, Bigfoot, QAnon, or that the world is flat, you recognize their belief can't possibly be true and can't understand why they believe it.
The answer is that many beliefs are formed and held not because they represent the truth, but rather because they help us bond with other people that we want to hang out with and get along with. They help us identify which people belong to "our" group, or tribe; and which people are not part of our tribe.
A good 2021 video explaining this can be found here:
Thanks Mark Reimers
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